Honorable Council Members,
I’m writing to share my support for the Save Menlo voter initiative
regarding development along El Camino Real near Allied Arts. My family has
lived in the Allied Arts area for 40 years. Growth and change are inevitable but
I believe there are steps that can we can take to insure our city maintains the
excellent quality of life that attracts residents and developers to Menlo Park.
The proposed development across El Camino from our homes is clearly outside the
character of our city. While the Specific Plan technically allows this level of
development, such a project is clearly against the spirit of what we residents
intended in keeping our city’s character. I encourage the City Council to proactively
adopt the measures outlined in the voter initiative. Our community and its
leaders need to realize it is not we who must bend our vision to meet developers’
needs but developers who must bend their vision if they wish to join our
community.
Sincerely,
Peter Cook
628 Partridge Avenue
Received on Tue Jul 15 2014 - 14:28:18 PDT